Lesson: Food Webs in an Ecosystem MS-LS2.B-1 - Free Educational Games - Legends of Learning

Assignment: Food Webs in an Ecosystem MS-LS2.B-1 Assignment

Created by Tabitha G (Scoopy Loops Shookaboop) on 10/8/2021

6 activities: 6 games

81 min

Activity 1: Question Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

Don't Get Eaten (Mid)

You are a dinosaur trying to survive all the way to the candy store! Throughout your journey, gain points by answering questions all about producers, consumers, and decomposers and the flow of energy in the ecosystem. Watch out for thorn bushes, bow and arrows, and spider traps. Answer and jump your way through all five levels to beat the game!

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Teacher Ratings (131) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (32496) 3.4 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 8 min

Trap - Splice the Mainbrace

Blimps, bottles and bombs brings you a unique tour of our ecosystems and food webs. Use your airship and the arrow keys to trim the field avoiding the bombs and message bottle. Get your "trap" smaller and smaller and you will be rewarded with clues that provide information. Pay attention to the clues! They will help you answer the questions at the end and get more points.

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Teacher Ratings (19) 2.5 stars.

Student Ratings (5191) 3.6 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

The Carbon Cycle

Can you master the original shape-shifter, the Carbon Cycle? Transform carbon from water to sky to land--before your tricky opponent does!

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Teacher Ratings (10) 3.8 stars.

Student Ratings (2456) 3.0 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

What Eats What (Mid)

You will learn all about food chains and food webs, and each module will teach you a different component. After each module, you will have a chance to practice labeling the different parts of a food chain and food web. Correctly labeling the parts of a food chain and food web will yield more points. Don't worry....if you make a mistake, you can always try again!

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Teacher Ratings (418) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (69622) 3.4 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Food Webs: Adventure of the Energy (Mid)

A fairy named Elva is going to help you learn about ecosystems and the role each organism has in an ecosystem. You will start with the sun and explore the roles of producers, primary and secondary consumers, and decomposers. You will follow energy as it moves between each organism. You'll enjoy witnessing how energy continuously moves.

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Teacher Ratings (162) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (45221) 3.6 stars.

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Tiny Ecosystem

Create your own ecosystem and keep it balanced. Help different species survive!

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Teacher Ratings (24) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (3366) 2.6 stars.

Description

Standards

NGSS

Topics

MS-LS2.B-1 Food Webs in an Ecosystem

Vocabulary

food web, producers, consumers, photosynthesis, autotrophs, heterotrophs, decomposers, herbivore, carnivore,, ecosystem, predator, prey, autotroph, heterotroph, producer, carnivore, herbivore, consumer, decomposer, photosynthesis, herbivore, carnivore, respiration, carbon, fossil fuel, carbon cycle, decompose, ocean diffusion, soil respiration, food chain, food web, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, photosynthesis, producer, photosynthesis, producer, autotroph, heterotroph, consumer, herbivore, carnivore, primary consumer, decomposers, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, Food web, consumer, producer, decomposer, autotroph, heterotroph, trophic pyramid, photosynthesis, carbon cycle